Mariangela Zingrone Pfister is Department Head and Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer for Technical Preservation Services of the Ohio Historic Preservation Office. Ms. Pfister holds undergraduate degrees in history, English, and secondary education from Capital University and a Master of Arts degree in history from The Ohio State University. She has worked with the OH SHPO for over 35 years. She has presented at many conferences on historic preservation topics beyond the historic tax credits and written several articles, including a series of fact sheets on old-building preservation and maintenance. She’s also authored a wood conservation seminar. Ms. Pfister resides in Columbus with her family in a 1944 saltbox colonial home that has given her much hands-on preservation experience.